Cattle-guard for railways



(N0 Modell) B. WOLHAUPTER.

CATTLE GUARD FOR RAILWAYS. No. 447,394. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.

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BENJAMIN \VOLI-IAUPTER, OF FENTON, MICHIGAN.

CATTLE-GUARD FOR RAILWAYS. r

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 447,394, dated March 3, 1891.

Application filed July 30, 1889.

T0 to whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WoLHAUP- TER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Fenton, county of Genesee, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cattle Guards for Railways; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved form of railway cattle-guard known as a surfaceguard, and has for its object to provide certain improvements in the construction thereof to render thedevice stronger and more effective.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 a cross-section, of myguard. Fig. 3 is a view of the supporting-piece.

In carrying out my invention,A represents the rails, andB the ties, of arailroad-track.

F are the longitudinal bars, of what may be termed angle-iron, with unequal legs, the long leg f resting on the ties at an angle of about forty-five degrees, thus throwingthe point of the angle f upward and the short leg f downward a short distance. These longitudinal bars F are held in place at each end by a bolt G, which passes through each one and is secured by the nuts g on the ends and by the intermediate pieces H. These pieces have their edges shaped to conform to the shape of the pieces F, and they are provided with projections h, which, entering the slots f of the bars F, serve to keep the intermediate pieces in an upright position, and thus the whole structure is held firmly together.

In order to prevent anything which may be dragging on a passing train from catching on the guard, I prefer to bevel the corners f of Serial No. 319,165. (No model.)

the longitudinal bars F. Of course, it desired, two or three of the ties may be extended out on both'sides of the track and a grating similar/to the one between the tracks be 10- cated there. If desired, the longitudinal bars may be made of unequal height, as shown in Fig. 2,- but I-do not care to limit myself to- .ging on a passing train will slide freely over the bars and will not be caught, as might be the case when the bars extend at right angles to the track-rails.

What I claim is- 1. A railway cattle-guard consisting of the longitudinal bars F, the longer legs f of which rest on the ties and the shorter legs f are bent over to form the angles f and the bolts G, passing through said bars to clamp them together, substantially as described.

2; A railway cattle-guard consisting of the longitudinal bars F, ofangledron shape, the bolts G, and the intermediate pieces H, of a shape to conform to the bars F,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN W'OLHAUPTER.

Witnesses:

W. H. OHAMBERLIN, L. A. DOELTZ. 

